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Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
27 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Conversation between Joseph, Henry and Jack (mainly inaudible). [Side 2] Edward and John describe working conditions at Acomb Colliery, discuss coal face, fore-shift and back-shift, water in ...
Dialect recording in Croft, Lancashire
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
11 Apr 1939
[Side 1] Description of friend's wedding, playing bowls after too much champagne and whisky, anecdotes about local characters. [Side 2] Conversation about threshing by hand, winnowing machines, introd...
Dialect recording in Croft, Lancashire
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
11 Apr 1939
[Side 1] Jack Maines recites 'Owd Bones' in Croft dialect (x2). [Side 2] Conversation about accidents at pit in past (frequently inaudible).
Dialect recording in Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
30 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Jack supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Samuel tells anecdote of local blacksmith at Castle Inn singing song 'Oh dear me I divvent knaw what tae dae'; conversation abou...